tiger stripe
n.— «Stretch marks, on the other hand, I’ve got lots more of.… (About 50% of the skin on my shoulders and the biceps side of my upper arms is stretch marks; overdoing it in the sun makes for a plethora of bright red stripes (the stretch marks sunburn a lot easier than the rest of the skin). Any decade now I figure the “tiger stripe” look will be cool….)» —“Re: women—what do you like in a man?” Usenet: misc.fitness.weights Mar. 17, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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